The Next Step

Drove back from Gulf Shores yesterday so didn't make it out for a run.  Back home today and it was a nice morning (50) with some wind.  When I started off I was very stiff.  Probably from spending all day in the car yesterday and all the different activities during the week.  After a couple of miles I started to feel better and just kind of zoned out and crusied along.  I was glad to be able to get out this morning since we have T-stroms this afternoon.  Need to get a good week of training in this week since I only have about 4 weeks until my half marathon and I don't feel like the training has been going very good this spring.

1:09:42 (7:44 avg)

Nasty day today in Indy.  Rain/snow and winds gusting to 30 mph.  Stayed inside on the Treadmill since I had an easy day planned anyway.  Legs are feeling better today but not back to 100%.  Hopefully tomorrow I will be back to normal and can get rid of sore/stiffness.  Not much to report other than I miss running along the ocean.

54:15 (7:45 avg)

I ran on the treadmill today.  I wanted to do a tempo run and it was super windy outside so that is my whimpy excuse for running on the treadmill.  Seriously I did want to be able to see how the tempo went pace wise and figured I would be all over the map in the wind.  I started off with a 2 mile warm up and felt pretty good but still a little stiff.  I used the 3rd mile as a transition to the tempo so it was more at MP and ended up at 7:06.  I picked it up to tempo pace and ran the tempo miles as follows:

1st - 6:34

2nd - 6:24

3rd - 6:21

4th - 6:15

So did the 4 mile tempo in 25:34 for a 6:24 avg.  I was pretty happy with the run.  I would have perferred to have this result on the roads so will try it again next week outside to see how it compares.  It felt comfortably hard if that makes sense.  I finished up with a mile cool down.

56:34 (7:04 avg)

Got busy yesterday and didn't get a run in.  I have been struggling with staying consistent with my training the last few weeks.  I need to get back to where I get in at least 6 consective days of running in.  Hopefully, that will improve over the next few weeks.

It was a cool morning (33) but no wind.  I felt good this morning but just ran easy.  I have had some kind of a stomach bug or something the last couple of days but that didn't bother me too much.  I would like to get another good workout in this week but I am thinking about running a 10k this weekend.  I am looking at our schedule and will try to make a decision today.  If I don't do the race I will do a longer tempo run tomorrow.

1:10:01 (7:46 avg)

Pouring rain this morning so ran on the TM. Just an easy run today. I am planning on running a 10k in the morning if the schedule works out so didn't want to do to much today. I felt pretty stiff getting started today but felt better after a couple of miles. As long as I feel good and can make sure the family schedule is clear I will run the 10k in the morning. Not too much planned for the race just want to use it as a hard workout and maybe break 40 for the first time.

47:24 (7:55 avg)

I wanted to get a good 10k in and see how my fitness is progressing. I went in hoping to break 40 minutes but came up short. My acutal race time was 39:39 but the course was short (two other runners with Garmins had the same distance) so I adjusted my time up to what I thought it would be for 10k which was 40:45.

I ran a 1.5 mile warm up and felt pretty good so went into the race planning on sub 40 pace. Once the race started however it was pretty clear that today was not going to be my day. Even after about a 1/2 mile my legs just felt dead like bricks. I came through the first mile in 6:25 which was pretty much on pace but it was a lot of effort. I stayed close the second mile with a 6:27 but could feel it slipping away. The third mile was actually down a big long hill but I only managed a 6:32. Coming back up the hill on the 4th mile I slowed down to 6:57. The fifth mile was a little hilly and I was trying to keep it together after coming up the big hill so came through in 6:50. The 6th mile was flat and I started to recover some and was able to pick it up to the finish so ran this mile in 6:22.

I guess this is actually a PR but I don't like listing it as a PR since the course was short and had to adjust the time. I am disappointed that I didn't run under 40 minutes which I thought should be in my range based on the 5k I ran a few weeks ago. I just didn't have the legs today. My breathing was never labored I just couldn't get my legs moving and they felt so heavy. I guess it was just one of those days. Hopefully, I can sharpen things up over the next couple of weeks before the Indy Half Marathon.